US 10110725

US Patent 10110725, titled "Method and system for communication," was issued to Messageloud Inc. [cite: Original Assignee: Messageloud LLC, Current Assignee: Messageloud Inc]. The sole inventor listed is Garin Toren. The application was filed on January 31, 2017, and the patent was granted and published on October 23, 2018.

Abstract:
The patent describes a computer-implemented method and system for delivering text messages, emails, and messages from messenger applications to a user while they are engaged in an activity such as driving, exercising, or working. The system announces and reads messages aloud to the user without requiring user input. In "Drive Mode," a simplified interface is displayed, and the user can hear messages and use gestures to operate the phone without looking at the screen. Upon receipt of a new message, the user is audibly informed of the sender, and typically, the message body and/or subject is read aloud if no further action is taken by the user. All messages can be placed in a single queue and read in order of receipt.

Plain-Language Overview of Independent Claims:

The patent includes several independent claims for both methods and systems.

Method Claims:

• Claim 1: This claim describes a method where, without any user input, an arrival of a text message, email, or messenger application message is detected while the user is engaged in an activity. The user is then informed, again without input, that a message has arrived from a sender. The method then either allows the user time to stop the message from being read aloud (and reads it if no stop action is taken) or allows the user time to command the message to be read aloud (and reads it if a command is received).
• Claim 7: This method involves running an application to deliver messages while a user is engaged in an activity. The application, without user input, determines a message has arrived and analyzes its content. It then informs the user (without user input) of the sender. Similar to Claim 1, it proceeds by either reading the message aloud if no affirmative action to stop is received, or reading it aloud if an affirmative action to command reading is received.
• Claim 14: This method focuses on emails specifically. It determines, without user input, that an email has arrived, and informs the user aloud of the sender's identity. It allows the user time to take an action to stop the subject and body from being read aloud, and if no such action is received, it reads the subject and body aloud.
• Claim 16: This method is similar to Claim 14 but specifies that an application is running to deliver the email while the user is engaged in an activity. It includes the steps of the application determining, analyzing, and informing without user input, and then allowing time for affirmative action to stop or, by default, reading aloud the subject and body.
• Claim 17: This method is a refinement of email delivery, specifically when the user is driving a vehicle. It includes determining, analyzing, and informing the user aloud of the sender's identity without displaying information on the screen. It allows for an affirmative action to stop reading the subject and body, and if no such action is taken, reads them aloud, also without displaying information on the screen.
• Claim 18: This method pertains to handling either text messages or emails. It determines, without user input, that a message has arrived and analyzes its content. It then places the message in a single queue to be read aloud in order of receipt, regardless of message type. The user is informed aloud of the sender, allowed time to stop reading, and if no action is taken, the message (and subject for emails) is read aloud.

System Claims:

• Claim 26: This claim describes a mobile phone system. It includes one or more processors, memory, and programs. These programs instruct the device to determine, without user input, that a text message, email, or messenger application message has arrived while the user is engaged in an activity. The system then analyzes the message content, informs the user aloud of the sender's identity, and allows time for the user to stop the body from being read. If no stop action is received, the body is read aloud.
• Claim 27: This claim describes a system for delivering messages and emails to a user engaged in an activity, comprising a processor, memory, and a touch screen. The system runs an application to deliver messages, determines arrival without user input, analyzes content, and informs the user aloud of the sender. It allows time for an affirmative action to stop reading the message body, and if no action is taken, reads the message body aloud.
• Claim 29: This claim describes a system with a processor, memory, and touch screen, configured to deliver one or more of a text message, email, or messenger application message while the user is engaged in an activity. It specifically includes:
  • A queue notification module for placing messages in a single queue for posting.
  • An analyzer module for analyzing message content without user input.
  • A text-to-speech module configured to inform the user by voice of the sender's identity and, if no affirmative action to stop is received, to read the message body aloud.

Non-Transitory Computer Readable Storage Medium Claim:

• Claim 30: This claim covers a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores programs. When these programs are executed by an electronic device with a processor and memory, they cause the device to perform any of the methods described in claims 1-25.

Legal Status and Litigation:
The patent is currently listed as "Active" with an anticipated expiration date of September 25, 2035. The Google Patents entry for US10110725 also indicates "Family has litigation," with several related court cases and an IPR (Inter Partes Review) case filed in 2025. Specifically, IPR2025-01427 was filed and is listed as "Procedural Termination," and US cases were filed in the Texas Western District Court (case 6:25-cv-00185) and Texas Eastern District Court (case 2:25-cv-00486). [cite: https://patents.google.com/patent/US10110725/en]

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